The EU's performance in the United Nations Security Council

• Autores: Spyros Blavoukos, Dimitris Bourantonis
• Localización: Revue d'integration europeenne= Journal of european integration, ISSN 0703-6337, Vol. 33, Nº 6, 2011 (Ejemplar dedicado a: The Performance of the EU in International Institutions), págs. 731-742
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Performance in the United Nations (UN) is a key element of the EU�s �effective multilateralism� strategy, especially in the UN Security Council (UNSC) that constitutes one of the two most significant political organs of the organization. In this article, we assess the EU�s performance in the UNSC by looking at two particular aspects of the EU-UNSC interaction: first, the broader political and financial contribution of EU member states in the UNSC functioning and second, the engagement of EU member states in the different stages of the UNSC reform process. On the first aspect, the analysis suggests a positive EU performance, with some inevitable variation across the cases examined, reflecting different political constellation dynamics in the intra-EU deliberations. On the second aspect, there is a clear lack of a coherent, articulated EU position beyond the rhetorical adherence to the necessity of institutional reform, highlighting the minimal EU relevance for its priority stakeholders to meet their political aspirations.